Photos By Dan Canales
Above: ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT - Tug-of-war, boating and horseback riding were just some of the activities offered at TROY CAMP last week. Right: WHAT A SMILE -Neighborhood youngsters between the ages of 9 and 12 are part of a special week at TROY CAMP in the Malibu Hills.
Volume XCIII, Number 4
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University of Southern California	Wednesday, June 15, 1983
Professor says voluntarism is not enough
The spirit of voluntarism may yet be alive in the hearts of Americans, but its benefits probably will never reach the people who need help the most.
“Voluntary organizations and private philanthropies are not in a posotion to aid the needy in the poorest neighborhoods where social problems are most acute,” says Jennifer Wolch, associate dean of the university School of Urban and Regional Planning.
Dr.Wolch, aided by doctoral candidate Robert Geiger, is completing an analysis of the distribution and financing of voluntary organizations.
“The Reagan administration has suggested that the private sector should assume much of the social-
service work that has previously been funded by the federal government. Our research confirms several major obstacles to that approach,” Wolch says.
“First, relatively few voluntary organizations are found in the poverty-stricken neighborhoods where large numbers of people are dependent on public aid.
“Second, the voluntary organizations, themselves, are very dependent on government funding.”
Wolch and Geiger gathered information on the finances and locations of 1,071 organizations involved in social welfare and community service activities in Los Angeles County. The voluntary sector in the county is probably typical
of the voluntary sectors in most U.S. metropolitan areas, they believe. These organizations provide a wide array of services, ranging from local groups for rape victims, abused spouses or drug addicts to soup kitchens for “the down and out” and societies for animal welfare.
In the year 1978, these organizations gathered revenues exceeding $440 million. Wolch and Geiger’s analysis indicates, however, that benefits from the money were dispersed quite unevenly.
Countrywide, voluntary organization revenues averaged $46.72 per capita. But some communities were receiving as much as $725 per capita, while others were getting nothing at all.
Communities with rich philanthropic resources were usually large, mature, inner-ring, middle-class suburbs — areas that had been stable or growing during the past decade. They had strong business sector-sand tight social stuctures. Glendale and Pasadena are prime examples.
“Voluntary resources tend to be provided in areas
Dale Lynch, president of Safeway Stores, has announced his retirement after more than 40 years of service to Safeway to join the Food Industry Management Program.
Lynch joined Safeway in 1942 while still a student and has held positions as store manager, district manager, on to president. For 13 years he headed the Seattle division. In 1977 he became president opf Safeway Stores and a member of the board of directors. He will remain on the Safaeway board after hid retirement at the ned of this year.
In joining the Food Industry Management faculty at the business school, Lynch will hold the posi-
where residents are obsten-sibly self-reliant and community-minded,” says Wolch. “Often, the services are provided to working people who are ineligible for direct government aid but could not purchase expensive care on their own.” Wealthy communities, such as Beverly Hills and Palos Verdes Estates, had (Continued on page 5)
tion of executive-in-resi-dence previously held by Wayne H. Fisher, past chairman of the Lucky Stores.
The program is an academic one specially designed to develop line and staff managers for the food industry leave their companies to spend nine months at the university, on fulltime scholarships provided by the food industry.
Lynch will teach the program’s course on “ffod Industry Strategy and Operations.” He also will teach in the business school’s “Food Industry Management Seminar,” a one-week, executive seminar devoted to the food industry that is held each spring.”
Programs office offers activities
The Student Programs Office and the Student Senate are co-sponsoring a series of activities and events known as Summer Programs for the summer session at the university. A great variety of activities on or near campus have been planned and others are in the works.
On Wednesday, July 13, a tram will take a group of 30 students to Dodger Stadium for a game against St. Louis. These tickets are available on a first come/first served basis. A summer film series will run at noontime, free to university students and staff. Films scheduled include Caddyshack, Time Ban-
dits, The Great Santini, The Stunt Man and Star Trek II, the Wrath of Khan.
Also on the Summer Programs calendar, July 21, is a SAC patio noon concert featuring Free Parking Jazz Composers Ensemble.
The office is also distributing 25 tickets to see the Motels at the Universal Amphitheater on August 4.
Other possible summer activities include a swimwear fashion show and other noontime entertainment features.
More information on all Summer Programs activities is available at the Summer Programs Office 202 or call x7981.
Safeway president to join business administration